For the 25th Year, Carrefour is Hosting the Largest Ever Staged Food Banks for the Nationwide Donation Campaign –During This Health Crisis

This year, more than ever, the Food Banks need help and donations to tackle the economic and social crisis that the COVID-19 pandemic has created.

Carrefour has been one of the campaign’s major partners since 1995 and is one of the biggest private donors to the Food Banks. They are getting involved once again for the 36th edition, calling upon its employees, highlighting essential products and collecting donations in more than 1500 stores.

In 2019, The Nationwide Donation campaign was held in November and helped distribute the equivalent of several million meals to the poorest people (2000 tonnes of donations or some 4 million meals).

With the pandemic, demand for food aid has exploded by between 20 and 25%, depending on the region. The result is that the Food Banks network has suffered a 23% fall in its stocks. This donation campaign is therefore essential for mitigating this situation.

For this year’s edition, Carrefour will be hosting the donation campaign throughout France with the help of consumer awareness-raising volunteers grouped together in smaller teams. They will be following strict protocols to protect both themselves and the donors.

Carrefour is donating €300,000 to the campaign.

Source : https://www.carrefour.com/en/actuality/25th-year-carrefour-hosting-food-banks-nationwide-donation-campaign-largest-ever-staged